Umpires, Referees, & Other Sports Officials

Also called:
Horse Show Judge, Major League Baseball Umpire, Referee, Sports Official

What they do:

Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.

On the job, you would:

Officiate at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed.

Signal participants or other officials to make them aware of infractions or to otherwise regulate play or competition.

Inspect sporting equipment and/or examine participants in order to ensure compliance with event and safety regulations.

Education and Training

teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

English language

Basic Skills

talking to others

thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Social

changing what is done based on other people's actions

understanding people's reactions

Attention

pay attention to something without being distracted

do two or more things at the same time

Verbal

communicate by speaking

listen and understand what people say

Visual Understanding

quickly know what you are looking at

see hidden patterns

Memory

remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.